Housing in B37 6RF
What the homes in B37 6RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelmsley Wood West
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,090 (2024)
B37 6RFBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.8%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B37 6RF area is broadly in line with that, at 66.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 37.7% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented23.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 16%. 26.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Solihull
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Solihull, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B37 6RF sits in (Chelmsley Wood West): about 1,090 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.